Sid Seixeiro Says Leafs Fans Would Be Forced to Root for Montreal Over Marner & Vegas: Leafs Morning Take
The Vegas Golden Knights are now just one win away from advancing to the Stanley Cup Final for the third time in franchise history.
And, perhaps most notably for this market, Mitch Marner — who’s widely viewed as the current Conn Smythe Trophy frontrunner — sits just one victory away from the first Stanley Cup Final appearance of his NHL career.
Just for good measure, the Carolina-Montreal series is tied 1-1, meaning a Golden Knights-Canadiens Stanley Cup Final remains a very real possibility.
Yeah, there was a lot to get into on the Monday edition of Leafs Morning Take. Shoutout to the Toronto Marlies as well, who advanced to the Eastern Conference Final after Easton Cowan scored the series winner with 10 seconds left in Game 5 to send them to the AHL’s final four. We broke down just how significant that moment is for Cowan, along with some of the other standout performers in the series, including Vinni Lettieri, William Villeneuve, and Artur Akhtyamov.
Meantime, Sid Seixeiro then stopped by to weigh in on the growing discourse around Marner’s success away from Toronto, questioning why some fans are struggling with his postseason dominance, while also sparking debate with his prediction of a potential Vegas–Montreal Stanley Cup Final. The discussion didn’t stop there, as Sid also broke down the latest developments in Toronto’s coaching search, emphasizing the importance of the Leafs showing confidence in their process, and reacted to the news surrounding Max Domi’s injury situation. With strong opinions throughout, it was a candid, headline-driven appearance that hit on all the biggest talking points facing the Leafs right now.
After that, we discussed the Max Domi news. On Monday morning, the Leafs announced that Domi — who underwent offseason surgery to address an issue he played through this past season — will be out indefinitely due to complications stemming from the procedure. The team was vague in its update, adding only that he will be re-evaluated at the start of training camp.
Lastly, we touched on Elliotte Friedman’s reporting that Auston Matthews, Mats Sundin, and John Chayka reportedly had a Zoom meeting last week. By all accounts, the conversation went well, and it continues to sound like Matthews remains committed to Toronto — which is encouraging news for the organization and its fanbase.
David Pagnotta will be in for Rosie on the Tuesday edition of Leafs Morning Take. We’ll recap Game 3 of the ECF, preview Game 4 of the WCF, and former Leaf Michael Bunting will drop by the show.